The Oswego County Harvest Dinner celebrates the rich bounty of local food Oswego County produces.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County is holding this popular event, the Fifth Annual Oswego County Harvest Dinner, on October 3 at The American Foundry.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today (Sept. 24) that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been found in two new mosquito samples collected last week. One of the samples was taken from the town of New Haven and the other from the town of Albion. The mosquitoes were collected during routine sampling conducted by the Oswego County Health Department and the New York State Department of Health and sent to the state health department’s Wadsworth Center Laboratories near Albany for testing.
The Common Council voted Monday night to revoke Brookfield Renewable Energy’s authority to police a certain area of the Oswego River near the Varick Dam. At Monday night’s council meeting, Mayor Tom Gillen was authorized, on behalf of the city, to notify Erie in writing of the city’s intent to end the agreement in 30 days. According to the council, Erie has consistently taken actions against fishermen in the Oswego River that exceeded the authority granted in the enforcement authorization agreement.
The Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the subject involved in the fatal MVA in the town of Mexico on Saturday night as 44-year-old Robert J. Potts Jr. of George Road in the town of Mexico.
For more that 150 years Grace Lutheran Church in Oswego has been a beacon of love and hope in Christ. A welcoming safe haven for all, Grace Lutheran has played a major role in the spiritual wellness of Oswego and the surrounding communities it serves. To ensure that Grace Lutheran Church is vibrant for another 150 years, Pastor Richard Klafehn and its parishioners have begun an extensive remodeling project that literally refurbishes the church from top to bottom.
At Monday night’s meeting, the Common Council announced it had reached an agreement with Niagara Mohawk (now doing business as National Grid) that will save the city money over the next 10 years. Due to a 1993 deal, the city currently owes the utility more than $11.5 million. Monday’s deal is a way for the city to pay off the debt without placing any burden on the taxpayers, councilors said.
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Dan Maffei today (Sept 22) announced that Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., has been awarded $250,000 through the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.
UPDATE: Authorities have located Mr. Clifford and he’s safe. The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating James A. Clifford, 71, of Orwell. Clifford was last seen on Sept. 10 at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles on Taft Road, North Syracuse.
SUNY Oswego has taken over as host campus of the American Journal of Undergraduate Research, a peer-reviewed, open-source publication for student scholarly and creative work in a wide variety of fields. Chemistry department faculty member Kestutis Bendinskas, a subject editor with the journal for eight years, rose to editor, succeeding the late Cliff Chancey of the University of Northern Iowa, who established the journal in 2002.
Julie Chetney will be running 26 miles next month in the Marine Corps Marathon. “I am a mother to four great amazing kids. And like most mothers, I tell them we are blessed with what God has given us every day for our family – even if it’s the struggles day in and day out with Type 1 Diabetes,” she said. Her effort will help raise awareness and funds for The Joslin Diabetes Center. Professionals at the center have been a Godsend to her and her family over the years, she said.
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